Success Through Education Programs

STEP Program Summer Camp

Join us for the inaugural Success Through Education Program (STEP) summer camp! The purpose of this camp is to give prospective students that are enrolled in partnering high schools the experience of undergraduate college life with the emphasis of becoming a teacher/educator.

• Who: 30 "Rising Seniors" (priority selection will be students who are currently Juniors)
• Tentative Dates: TBD, 2026
• Covered Expenses: Transportation, Food, University housing

For more information, please contact the STEP Program at stepprogram@uhcl.edu.

Any individual requiring an accommodation in order to participate in this event or utilize these services will need to contact the College of Education at stepprogram@uhcl.edu or 281-283-3600 in advance.

UHCL STEP Partnerships

• Goose Creek CISD: Baytown Area Education Recruitment and Retention Program (BAER2)
  • Ross S. Sterling High School
  • Robert E. Lee High School
  • Goose Creek Memorial High School
  • Lee College
• Galveston ISD: Galveston Area Teacher Education Recruitment and Retention Program (GATER2)
  • Ball High School
  • Galveston College
• Galena Park ISD: Homegrown Teacher Program
  • Galena Park High School
  • North Shore High School
  • San Jacinto College North
• Crosby ISD
  • Crosby High School
  • Lee College
• Houston ISD: Pathway to Teaching
  • Stephen F. Austin High School
  • Houston Community College
• Channelview ISD
  • Channelview High School
  • San Jacinto College North
• Santa Fe ISD
  • Santa Fe High School
  • Alvin Community College
• Clear Creek ISD
  • Clear Brook High School
  • San Jacinto College South
• Pearland ISD
  • Pearland High School
  • Alvin Community College
• Alvin Community College
  
  
• Galveston Community College
  
  
• Lee Community College
  
  
• Houston Community College
  
  
• San Jacinto College North
  
  
• San Jacinto College South

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Benefits for STEP participants

• Scholarship opportunities and financial support
• Personalized academic advising
• Core and education courses that transfer seamlessly
• Academic success development, tutoring, and mentoring
• Enriching experiences such as job shadowing, field trips, and seminars
• Training for job fairs and interviews
• Increased likelihood of employment in home district

Do I qualify as a member of STEP?

If you are a current high school, community college, or UHCL student who has attended or is currently attending any of STEP's partnering schools, you may qualify to be a member of STEP.